Senior Director - Inflammation & Rare Disease Strategy

Zealand Pharma A/S; Denmark; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealand Pharma A/S is seeking a Senior Director to lead the Inflammation & Rare Disease department. This role involves providing medical and scientific leadership for projects across their development lifecycle.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years in people leadership, preferably with expertise in rare diseases while holding an MD, with a PhD preferred. The role focuses on shaping strategy and guiding clinical plans within a collaborative cross-functional team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of people-leadership experience managing high-performing teams.
• Expertise in rare diseases and inflammation preferred.
• Strong ability to influence strategy across stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership for Medical Specialists in projects.
• Shape medical and scientific strategy for development programs.
• Guide clinical development plans and trial design.

Skills

People leadership

Medical/scientific strategy

Strong scientific communication

Biotech/pharma experience

Education

MD

PhD (preferred)

Job description

Zealand Pharma A/S is seeking a Senior Director to lead the Inflammation & Rare Disease department. This role involves providing medical and scientific leadership for projects across their development lifecycle.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years in people leadership, preferably with expertise in rare diseases while holding an MD, with a PhD preferred. The role focuses on shaping strategy and guiding clinical plans within a collaborative cross-functional team environment.